Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-28
DAKOTA NEWS.

Hard coal is $50 ton in the Black
Hills.
The Vermillion artesian we'll is down
7lo feet.
The Aborleen Daily lNe,cs is six
mont old.
The new courthouse Mt Aberdeen is
nearly finished.
The presbytery of central Dakota held
a g ssion at Huron.
The Bism ,rok brewery has $4,000
invested in its plant.
Wild geese are leaving the region of
Bismarck III large numbers.
One thous nd men Will work in one
tin mine in the Black Hills.
Mrs. Robson. of Bismarck, died at
the advanced age of l02 years.
The rapid growth of Spencer is at
tracing considerable attention.
The Sioux Falls Press has changed
its daily to a six column folio.
The Valley Springs hotel is being rem
ovated and otherwise improved.
-L,ke coun y took thirty seven premi-
ums as the recent Territorial fair.
"A big colony of Polanders are settling
1t Crystal Springs, north Dakota.
Memorial service was held at Huron
in honor of the late John 3. Finch.
ID. Webster, near Monango, lost his
house and most of the contents by fire.
The library of the Y. NJ. c. A. at
Fargo has lately received over 100 access
sions.
"A term Of court will begin in sanborn
county November /, Judge Trip pre-
siding.
The Press says Sioux Falls sent over
800 people to the Corn Palace jubilee in
Sioux City.
Several Russians in Bon Homme
county are said to have made fortunes
raisin, sheep.
The Minneapolis and Pacific have
failed to pu. IN STATEN at 70. ktown in
Dick-y county.
An ex ursion train ran over the Chi
eneo, Milwaukee and ST. Paul from Alb
erdeen to the presidential reception at ST.
Paul.
The water mains and fittings have ar
rived for the jamestown water works.
The system will be completed in a short
time.
The mountain of tin discovered near
Custer CT y is said to be the most ex en-
siye body of tin yet found in the Black
Hills.
Col. Bannister, special agent of the
Indian depar ment, has arrived at Pierre
to look into the urgency of opening the
Sioux reservation.
Rev. N. Dyckman, who has just re-
turned from years sojourn in Europe,
was given grand reception on his return
to his church at Tower City.
The county commissioners of Cod
ington county have purchased land fol
q poor farm on lake Kampeska, del light
full place, that is, the lake.
Sioux Falls the other night was lighted
with two systems OF electric light, the Arc
and the Edison. There are fully 500 Of
the Edison incandescent in use there.
Those portions of the territory which
suffered from drought to the damage OF
crops last summer, report the ground in
better condition than for four years.
"A union institute for the teachers o!
the west Missouri country, comprising the
counties of Morton, Stuart, Oliver and
Mercer, was held at A1andan, continuing
for period of one school week.
Hon. Hugh j. Campbell has returned
from his trip TO north Dakota, where he
has been making speeches for the division
cause. He says the north will vote MS
strongly for division as the south.
Complaints of failure TO receive cars
for wheat shipments by private buyers and
shippers were heard by the railroad COM
missioners at Darlington and Sykeston
MIR. Griges says the farmers have good
case.
Several large houses are rapidly being
erected by different squatters on the land
being fought over by D,yton vs. Dayton
the quarter section in the city limits al
Aberdeen valued at $4,000, which will
probably be secured in the end by the
city.
w. J. Hawks, of Buffalo, who had
Superintendent Graham, OF the Northern
Pacific, arrested for failure to furnish
cars, has applied for writ of mandamus
to compel the Northern Pacific to furnish
him oars, and he also proposes to sue the
company for damages.
-Chas. Henry, Irving two miles east o.
Warner, is missing, aud no kno Wedge o.
his whereabouts is known; not even his
wife knows anything about where he hal
gone. The reason of his absence canno
be accoun ed for, as he was not in debt tc
speak of, and, as everybody supposed
was getting along nicely.
j. r. Odell, assistant general mana
ger of the Northern Pacifcs eastern divi-
sion has resigned and accepted the posi-
ton of general IN mayer of the Chesapeake
and Ohio at u So ary Of $4,000. J. NJ
Buckley is possible successor as is also
S. II. Anlse, superintendent of the cas-
an west Minnesota and Wisconsin divir
sions.